Saul Rubinek
Biography
Saul Rubinek is a German-born Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright. He is widely known for his television roles, notably Artie Nielsen on Warehouse 13, Donny Douglas on Frasier, Lon Cohen on A Nero Wolfe Mystery, and Louis B. Mayer on The Last Tycoon. He also starred in the films Against All Odds (1984), Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Unforgiven (1992), Nixon (1995), True Romance (1993), The Express (2008), Barney's Version (2010), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
Rubinek was born in Föhrenwald, Germany, in 1948. His parents were Polish Jews who had been hidden by Polish farmers during World War II. They immigrated to Canada after the war.
Rubinek began his acting career in theater, appearing in several productions with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Theatre Passe Muraille. He made his television debut in 1977, with a guest appearance on the series Baretta.
In 1984, Rubinek starred in the film Against All Odds. He followed that up with roles in the films Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), and Unforgiven (1992).
In 1995, Rubinek starred in the film Nixon. He received critical acclaim for his performance, and he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
In 1998, Rubinek directed his first feature film, Jerry and Tom. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
From 2009 to 2014, Rubinek starred as Artie Nielsen on the Syfy series Warehouse 13. The series was a critical and commercial success, and it ran for five seasons.
In 2013, Rubinek starred as Louis B. Mayer on the Amazon Prime series The Last Tycoon. The series was based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Rubinek is a five-time Genie Award nominee, winning Best Supporting Actor for Ticket to Heaven (1981). He is also a two-time Gemini Award nominee.
Rubinek is married to Elinor Reid, a playwright and producer. They have two children.
Known For
Acting
1992
asW.W. Beauchamp
1993
asLee Donowitz
2007
asDr. Sherman
1994
asSam Smotherman
2000
asAlan Mintz
1984
asSteve Kirsch
2006
asHasty Hathaway
2002
asSal Astor
2008
asMitch
2023
asJoseph
2007
asThe Boss
1980
asJackie
2005
asMr. Green
1990
asJed Kramer
1986
asSam
asGouzenko
1994
asBrian Hoyle
2004
asHoward Kaufman
1994
asRobert 'Bobby' Drace
2021
asRosenhan
2010
asM. Breiman
1999
asHenry Kissinger
2010
asDavid Bronstein
1982
asFloyd Kurtzman
1986
asBo Hodges
1979
asMervyn Kaplansky
1978
as
2003
asEli Morton
2004
asDr. Paul Fleiss
2001
asIra Stone
2011
asHasty Hathaway
2000
asCuthman
2012
asHasty Hathaway
1996
asBookkeeper
1982
asAllan
1985
asHitchhiker
1980
asSam Goldstein
2002
asGeorge 'Bullets' Durgom
1995
asDr. Munger
1997
asKendall
1980
asPeter Braden (uncredited)
1991
asHersh Rasseyner
1987
asHarry Salt
2023
asJohn Woodman
2004
asDr. Sam Bonnert
1982
asCentino
2000
asJerry Tolliver
1999
asMorano
1982
asTerry
1981
asLarry
2023
asRebbe Weitsenzang
1997
asWhitey
1995
asFiedler
1988
asRabbi Teitelman
2003
asSkin Specialist
2010
asRabbi
2014
asSelf
1993
asBill Bryson
asSelf
2019
asMr. Feinman
2007
asHasty Hathaway
2010
asHasty Hathaway
2004
asPaul Linder
1992
asLaurence Moncrief
2005
asPeter Wennik
2007
asSol
2000
asSaul Panzer
2016
asMarty
1998
asMatt Carroll
1996
asLou Griffith
2000
asMartin P. Barrett
1995
asHerb Klein
2004
asHimself
1996
asSam Cohen
2006
asFred Silverman
1988
asSeymour Heller
2002
asSelf
1976
as
2019
asSaul
2010
asCharnofsky
1988
asOwen Hughes
1990
asMel
2018
asFrenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
1981
asMr. Freed
1979
asJerry Stone
2019
asFeinman
1998
asDogtrack Victim
1998
asThomas
2005
asMatthew
2001
asRed Dragon Box Man
2010
asMartin Hirsch
1968
asNarrator
1987
as
2008
asArt Modell
1985
asBenny Cooperman
1986
asBenny Cooperman
1993
asMr. Ferderber
1983
asDan Grey
1987
asNarrator
1995
asEric Schlockmeister
1993
asDr. Jim Curran
2002
asJazzer
2004
asGary Pereira
2001
asReid (uncredited)
1997
asNorm
2007
asProfessor Harkinson
as as 
asHarold Schoen
asAlan Mesnick
as
asLance
asKivas Fajo
as
as
asDonny Douglas
as
asArnold Hunter
asJason Masur
asClark Finney
asEmmett Bregman
asJohn Griffths
asDonald Feldcamp
asDr. Alan Galloway
asRafe Kott
asArthur "Artie" Nielsen
asProfessor Hugaro
asArthur Claypool
asMr. Price
asDr. Saul Funkhouser
asDr. Carl Carlson
asAaron Zgierski
asLon Cohen
asFrank
asPauly Auerbach
as
asPfoopa
asPaul Armas
asMurray Markowitz
asProfessor Ira Simpkis
asEli Rigler
asSenator David Becker
asTippy Bernstein
asNapoleon Bonaparte
asRep. Charles Sandman
asJudge Thomas Treem
asPeter Tomashevski
asVictor Dubenich
asBill Bryson
Production
1998
asCrew
Directing
